HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two sets of results from a
large U.S. government-sponsored trial find that neither aggressive
treatment of cholesterol nor of blood pressure lowers the risk of heart
events in people with type 2 diabetes. -- read full article
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:03:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Brain stem cell loss is the
reason why repeated anesthesia causes memory and learning problems in
children, Swedish researchers suggest. -- read full article
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:03:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- An extract from dried papaya
slows the growth of cancer cells in the laboratory, researchers
report. -- read full article
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:49:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people with failing
memories often keep driving, but a study of Alzheimer's patients suggests
the risk of getting lost -- even on familiar streets -- may be greater
than once thought. -- read full article
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:03:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Car safety seats, like the infants and
children they protect, come in lots of different shapes and sizes. -- read full article
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:03:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Hopes that two available
drugs could help prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in overweight
people with poor sugar metabolism have been dashed by a major
international study. -- read full article
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:03:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AFP - Diabetics who seek to aggressively lower their blood pressure and cholesterol are not reducing their risk of a heart attack and could suffer negative side effects, a study released Sunday said.
Time.com - In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights -- read full article
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:35:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - A further $4.3 billion is needed if a global vaccines alliance is to meet its goal of supplying life-saving immunizations to millions of children in poor countries by 2015, the organization said on Monday. -- read full article
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:42:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Hopes that two available
drugs could help prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in overweight
people with poor sugar metabolism have been dashed by a major
international study. -- read full article
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:48:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects. -- read full article
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:20:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday.
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two sets of results from a
large U.S. government-sponsored trial find that neither aggressive
treatment of cholesterol nor of blood pressure lowers the risk of heart
events in people with type 2 diabetes. -- read full article
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Repairing a torn knee
meniscus at the same time as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction is safe and effective in children, a new study finds. -- read full article
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
